Fraternity criticized for a 'Conquistabros and Navajos' party (October 12, 2010)

Native American students at Harvard College in Massachusetts are criticizing a fraternity for hosting a "Conquistabros and Navajos" theme party. Tia M. Ray ’12, a...

Alaska Native corporations spend $595K for Sen. Murkowski (October 12, 2010)

Alaskans Standing Together, an independent expenditure committee formed by Alaska Native corporations, has raised $595,000 to support the write-in campaign of Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The...

Alaska Native corporation fires CEO in sex harassment claim (October 12, 2010)

Matthew Nicolai, the longtime chief executive officer of Calista Corp., was fired after being sued for sexual harassment. Nicolai, 57, reportedly began a relationship with...

Editorial: Alaska Native village survival a worthy topic at AFN (October 12, 2010)

"The Alaska Federation of Natives uses an exclamation point in its theme for the 2010 convention -- "Village Survival!" That lends an urgency to the...

MTWYTLC receives $10M grant for substance abuse programs (October 12, 2010)

The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council has received a $10 million grant to expand substance abuse programs. The tribes started Montana-Wyoming Rocky Mountain Tribal Access to...

The Art: Cal NAGPRA 'dead in the water' due to lack of funding (October 12, 2010)

"20 years after the inauguration of the National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California’s own NAGPRA law (or Cal NAGPRA) has been...

Man sends donation of 20000 books to Pine Ridge Reservation (October 12, 2010)

Schools on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota are receiving 20,000 books thanks to the efforts of one man. Dave Rhody, who lived on...

New Mexico tribe trying to find housing for hail storm victims (October 12, 2010)

Kewa Pueblo in New Mexico is trying to find housing for 66 people after their homes suffered major damage in a hail storm. The tribe...

Native speakers take pride in teaching languages in California (October 12, 2010)

Native speakers are taking pride in teaching their languages at universities in California. Angelina Torres grew up speaking Mixteco in Mexico. She didn't think anyone...

Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation sues county for voting rights again (October 12, 2010)

The Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation is taking Benson County, North Dakota, to court for a second time over Indian voting rights. In 2000, the tribe...

Seneca Nation hopeful vows war with sovereignty opponents (October 12, 2010)

Maurice A. John Sr. announced his candidacy for president of the Seneca Nation of New York and vowed to go to "war" with opponents of...

Lance Morgan: Breaking yet another promise to Indian Country (October 12, 2010)

"Would you punish your child for bringing home a good report card? Hardly. Yet, that is the thinking behind the latest Washington assault on Native...

Sen. Johnson hails urban Indian health clinic in South Dakota (October 12, 2010)

Sen. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) said he will try to secure more funds for urban Indian health programs. Johnson praised the work of the South...

Blog: Native Punx holds first annual film festival in Milwaukee (October 12, 2010)

"A screening of and debate over Disney's "Pocahontas" marks the start of a Native American Film Fest today through Sunday on the Marquette University campus....

Turtle Talk: Time for Indian Country to boycott Supreme Court (October 12, 2010)

"Seriously. Georgia did it in the Cherokee cases — they raised their sovereign immunity defense and literally filed no briefs and made no appearance at...

Mary Pember: Review of 'Last Great Battle of The Indian Wars' (October 12, 2010)

"I have dodged the bullet this year. Columbus Day has come and gone and not a single editor asked me to write about the...

Supreme Court agrees to hear Oneida Nation foreclosure case (October 12, 2010)

The U.S. Supreme Court added its second Indian case to the docket today and agreed to hear Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation. In 2003,...

Chief of questionable tribe charged with racketeering scheme (October 12, 2010)

The leader of a questionable tribe is facing multiple charges for a racketeering scheme. Chief Red Hawk, also known as Richard Lee Davis, was...

County orders inquest of fatal shooting of Native woodcarver (October 12, 2010)

King County, Washington, has ordered an inquest into the fatal shooting of a John T. Williams, a traditional woodcarver, by a police officer in Seattle....

Fort Peck Tribes concerned about principal's private 'pep talk' (October 12, 2010)

A principal at a public school on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana is facing criticism after publicly singling out a group of students who...

Daily Planet: Tribal Law and Order Act looks at assault issues (October 12, 2010)

"The Tribal Law and Order Act that was signed into law in July has a section that deals specifically with domestic violence and sexual assault....